Hope new Govt will make good on dementia care pledge
The national lobby group for carers of and people with Alzheimer's says next year’s Budget needs to start making inroads on dementia care
The national lobby group for carers of and people with Alzheimer's says next year’s Budget needs to start making inroads on dementia care Keep Reading
As any smoker will tell you, quitting tobacco isn’t easy – and it’s something New Zealand’s new government just isn’t prepared to do right now. Keep Reading
Whanganui iwi leaders are calling for a national gathering of Māori leadership to articulate issues and find mechanisms to bring a systematic change. Keep Reading
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the new Labour line-up is "going to hold the coalition of chaos to account over the next three years". Keep Reading
Two former iwi leaders will be facing off against each other as Hūhana Lyndon assumes the Māori Development portfolio for the Greens Keep Reading
Newshub political editor Jenna Lynch explains. Keep Reading
The former deputy PM has labelled the new government's 100-day plan as "the most regressive policy agenda" she has ever seen. Keep Reading
New Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has listed 49 actions on the coalition Government’s first 100 days list. Laws set to go include the Fair Pay legislation, the Water Services Entities Act, also known as Three Waters, the Therapeutics Products Act, […] Keep Reading
Governments govern and oppositions oppose, in the same way they did under First Past the Post Keep Reading
"Our embracing of Te Ao Māori has been about how we work together as opposed to what our mandate is." Keep Reading
Politicians and Treaty experts explain what might happen next as the Government readies for changes to the Waitangi Tribunal and legislation mentioning Treaty principles Keep Reading
An advocate has called the move cruel but Children's Minister Karen Chhour insists the changes have done more harm than good. Keep Reading
Christopher Luxon's new 100-day plan of action has a lot of aspiration but not quite as much substance, particularly for households hit hard by the cost of living Keep Reading
Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. Keep Reading
The new government has confirmed its plan for its first 100 days, with 49 items Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says are "ambitious for New Zealand". Keep Reading
The new National-ACT-NZ First coalition government was sworn into office this week. Keep Reading
The Deputy Prime Minister has been taking aim at the media in recent days, shortly after the new coalition government was formed. Keep Reading
Restoring interest deductability for property investors will cost Government tax coffers a projected $900 million. And in a 'highly unusual' twist, some investors may be refunded for tax paid earlier this year. Jonathan Milne reports. Keep Reading
The finance minister said the deputy PM's recent comments were "Winston being Winston," but Labour's leader said he could be breaking the law. Keep Reading
"It's going to be Christmas for landlords fairly soon but it's going to be austerity and cuts for anybody else." Keep Reading
When it comes to sharing the role of deputy prime minister, is it better to go first or last? Keep Reading
I'm so relieved that our easily confused nation will be spared the horror of signs in te reo Keep Reading
Anti-smoking researchers are promising a healthy fight against the new government's moves to repeal world-first legislation on tobacco sales. Keep Reading
An NZ On Air board member has resigned after making a social media post calling new Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ attack on media independence... Keep Reading
Speaking to Breakfast, Education Professor at University of Auckland Katie Fitzpatrick said the removal would be an "attack on young people". Keep Reading
Having successfully defied not just the Māori Party but the wishes of the Māori King for two elections, Nanaia Mahuta’s fortune ran out in October. After 27 years in politics, she unpacks ‘toxic criticism’ and the strength needed to be a Māori woman in Parliament. Keep Reading
What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it. Keep Reading
Four electorate results have changed following the counting of special votes, with Te Pāti Māori scooping another two seats from senior Labour MPs. Keep Reading
One party appeared to target its ads at women, and one at men, while another doubled down on aiming for the elderly. RNZ examines three months of data leading up to the election. Keep Reading
Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months. Keep Reading
Which of Labour's policies from the past six years are facing the axe? Keep Reading
Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government. Keep Reading
Preliminary election results will be released throughout the evening. Keep Reading
Results of the 2023 New Zealand election, including the party vote, every electorate and the make up of Parliament Keep Reading
RNZ's reporters and visual journalists have followed politicians up and down the country as they worked to gain votes. Here are some of the best snaps. Keep Reading
RNZ's Susie Ferguson presents a multimedia documentary series on mis- and disinformation in New Zealand. This is a bonus episode: Ballot Box. How misinformation is colliding with the 2023 election. Keep Reading
Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading